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Travel writing competition, beach holidays: Under the boardwalkhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/sep/19/beach-holidays-readers-writing-competition
Fresh clams and curious locals give Emily Craig a taste of good old North Carolina hospitality. Plus read the runners up in the beach category<p>It's late afternoon by the time we take to the road from Beaufort, South Carolina, after stocking up on camping supplies at the obligatory Wallmart superstore on the outskirts of the city. The sky is heavy and rain slashes the windows of the car as we leave behind the strip highway, the Taco Bells ("Taco Hells" in common parlance) and the auto-repair shops, for a road meandering through genteel coastal communities. </p><p>Clapboard houses display their porches, each residence on its own plot, a superintendent of green fields. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/sep/19/beach-holidays-readers-writing-competition">Continue reading...</a>Beach holidaysUnited States holidaysNorth and Central America holidaysFood and drinkRestaurantsSardinia holidaysItaly holidaysClimbing holidaysGreece holidaysWalking holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysMargate holidaysCroatia holidaysCanoeing and kayaking holidaysTravelFri, 18 Sep 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/sep/19/beach-holidays-readers-writing-competitionPhotograph: AlamyOcracoke island is a boat ride from Pamlico Sound. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyOcracoke island is a boat ride from Pamlico Sound. Photograph: AlamyGuardian Staff2009-09-18T23:01:00Z